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Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Join Sprit, a young wild mustang, as he sets out against impossible odds to regain his freedom and save his homeland. On his courageous journey across the American frontier, Spirit forms a remarkable friendship with a Lakota brave, outwits a squadron of soldiers, and falls for a paint mare named Rain.
3) Prohibition
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
This videodisc explores the extraordinary story of what happens when a freedom-loving nation outlaws the sale of intoxicating liquor, and the disastrous unintended consequences that follow. The utterly relevant cautionary tale raises profound questions about the proper role of government and the limits of legislating morality. When the country goes dry in 1920, after a century of debate, millions of law-abiding Americans become lawbreakers overnight....
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Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
This video takes viewer to visit Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Caroline, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas. View will see crocodiles and alligators, take a ride on a steamboat at down the mighty Mississippi River and go hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains. Viewer will also meet local people, hear from a peanut farmer, learn about the history, natural resources and culture of the region,...
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"Explores how our borders evolved--and continue to change--in response to religion, transportation, communication, politics, culture clashes and even Mother Nature."--Container.
Why don't people from New England pronounce their 'R's? How come some Pennsylvania Amish use cell phones? How did Northern Californians get so liberal? The clues are right on the map. Brian Unger hits the road, makes irreverent observations about how people think, speak,...
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Pub. Date
2018.
Language
Español
Description
Con acceso extraordinario a la Casa Blanca de Trump, Michael Wolff cuenta la historia interna de la presidencia más controversial de nuestro tiempo. Los primeros nueve meses del mandato de Donald Trump fueron tormentosos, escandalosos y absolutamente fascinantes. Ahora, gracias a su amplio acceso al Ala Oeste, el exitoso autor Michael Wolff cuenta en este libro explosivo la increíble historia de cómo Trump comenzó su presidencia de manera tan...
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Español
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Little readers will learn the essentials of the United States Coast Guard (how the Coast Guard keeps us safe, various jobs, weapons and machinery, and more) through easy-to-read, simple text. Readers will love the exciting full-bleed photographs, bolded glossary terms, and More Facts section. Translated by native Spanish speakers. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids is a division of ABDO.
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Español
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Did you know that the Declaration of Independence was approved at Independence Hall? This was the first step towards independence from Great Britain. Discover more fascinating facts in Independence Hall, an American Icons book.
Sabas que la Declaracin de la Independencia fue aprobada en el Hall de la Independencia? Este fue el primer paso para independizarse de Gran Bretaa. Descubre ms datos fascinantes en Hall de la Independencia, uno de los libros...
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Provided is an engaging and inspiring look at public education in the United States. This documentary has helped launch a movement to achieve a real and lasting change through the compelling stories of five unforgettable students such as Emily, a Silicon Valley eighth-grader who is afraid of being labeled as unfit for college, and Francisco, a Bronx first-grader whose mom will do anything to give him a shot at a better life. Included are featurettes,...
14) The bucket list
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Corporate billionaire Edward Cole and working class mechanic Carter Chambers have nothing in common, except they both have been diagnosed with terminal illnesses. While sharing a hospital room together, they decide to make a Bucket List of all the things they have ever wanted to do before they die. In the process of completing the list, both of them heal each other, become unlikely friends, and ultimately find the joy in life.
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Pub. Date
2017.
Language
Español
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A lot of what many people know about the native groups in the northeastern part of North America comes from colonial history. The Wampanoag met the Puritans as they made their home at Plymouth. The Powhatan group of the Algonquin people had a large role in the history of the Jamestown Settlement in Virginia. However, the history of the native groups living in modern New York, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maine, and northern Virginia began long...
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
A passionate argument on behalf of the middle class, the film features Robert Reich, professor, best-selling author, and Clinton cabinet member, as he demonstrates how the widening income gap has a devastating impact on the American economy. The film is an intimate portrait of a man whose lifelong goal remains protecting those who are unable to protect themselves.
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
Español
Description
�Ardillas a bordo! Es un oleaje de ritmo, música e inolvidable diversión para toda la familia cuando Alvin y las Ardillas regresan para vivir �la más grande de sus aventuras! Mientras están de vacaciones en un lujoso crucero Alvin, Simón, Teodoro y las Arditas no pueden evitar armar un desbarajuste en el barco con sus clásicas travesuras de ardillas. Sin embargo las cosas se ponen verdaderamente locas cuando los chicos terminan varados...
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Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
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Description
"Not that long ago, African Americans were denied basic rights and opportunities in the United States, but one man's work and dedication helped change the future for our country - not just for African Americans, but for all Americans. In Martin Luther King, Jr., kids will take an in-depth look at the life of this civil rights leader and learn about his commitment to nonviolence in the pursuit of social change. From his days as a minister in Alabama...
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Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
"The Revolutionary War created many heroes, including the men who would go down in history as the Founding Fathers of a new country. Yet, there were many other men, women and children whose names you might not know, but whose acts of courage helped win the war against the British. Revolutionary War Heroes focuses on the daring acts of patriotism from people such as Nathan Hale and Sybil Ludington and the brave military feats of Colonel Francis Marion,...
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